Belsky District, Tver Oblast
| Belsky District Бельский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Belsky District in Tver Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 55°50′N 32°56′E / 55.833°N 32.933°ECoordinates: 55°50′N 32°56′E / 55.833°N 32.933°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of 2012) | |
| Administrative center | town of Bely |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| rural settlement | 6 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 140 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2009) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Belsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,135 km2 (824 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 6,582 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 57.3% |
| • Rural | 42.7% |
| Density | 3.08/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Belsky District (Russian: Бе́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Nelidovsky District in the north, Oleninsky District in the northeast, Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the east, Novoduginsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southeast, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the south, Dukhovshchinsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southwest, and with Zharkovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,135 square kilometers (824 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Bely. Population: 6,582 (2010 Census);8,125 (2002 Census);10,005 (1989 Census). The population of Bely accounts for 57.3% of the district's total population.
The area of the district is divided between the drainage basins of the Western Dvina and the Dnieper Rivers. The rivers in the northern and the central part of the district drain into the Mezha, a left tributary of the Western Dvina. The biggest tributary of the Mezha within the district is the Obsha. Small areas in the south of the district belong to the drainage basin of the Vop, a right tributary of the Dnieper. Over 65% of the area of the district is occupied by forest.
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